WHEELS Museum Newsletter Spring 2023 Volunteers are always welcome at WHEELS. We especially need more volunteers as we add Saturday visiting times to the museum. WHEELS will be asking the NM Legislature for funds to continue our project to add new track next to the museum for full size rail car exhibits. We are also…
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What’s next? City of Albuquerque sees new vision for Rail Yards Master Plan
By: George GonzalesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city has come out with a new master plan 16 years after buying the Albuquerque Rail Yards to redevelop and preserve it. The new plan lays out the rules for what can and can’t go at the site. It also lists what they’d like to see from developers. The 167-page plan lays out rules, such…
Leba Freed – Albuquerque’s Wheels Museum
Leba Freed has been recognized by the Albuquerque Historical Society with an Albuquerque History Accolade for her efforts over two decades to preserve Albuquerque’s historic railyards and for creating a museum that honors the nation’s history of transportation. Leba Freed’s family is one of the mainstay families in Albuquerque’s history. Her father created Freed and Company which had a…